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At 14:12 05/11/99 -0500, you wrote: > >In a message dated 11/5/99 11:51:58 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: > ><< This would indeed be a very good subject for a book; > >it would appeal to those interested in mines and those interested in > >railways which must be a HUGE target audience. >> > >This is a great idea. There is certainly enough material available on this >thread to make a collaborative work. This would be a historical monument and >may be the first mail-serve effort from authors around the world, many who >have never seen or met each other. > >There is certainly a great variety of perspectives. This thread is followed >by engineers and metallurgists, miners, academia, archivists, researchers, >cave crawlers and industrial grave robbers. The contributors include a great >number of talented and creative people. As I understand membership and >contribution is open on the subject of mining history. If we can increase >the focus on the subject of Railways and Mines we should be able to create a >monstrous tome capable of curing the most stubborn case of insomnia. > >Mason > A truly monstrous tome indeed. It would take a lot of organising/planning but it is certainly worth a try. My contribution alas would be a very small one. Richard Kelham %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%